Did you know that...
It’s true! Already at this time, the passage of year was indicated by bonfires which were lit, lightening up and fulfilling with brightness and colours Madeireans homes.

This popular tradition marks the ending of the Christmas Season in Madeira, occasion on which families dissemble the cribs and all Christmas decorations.


This event distinguished itself by a dance that signalled the beginning of spring and included an exhibition-contest of flowers.
...that Christopher Columbus landed on the island of Madeira for the first time in 1478, entrusted with the task of buying 2,400 arrobas of sugar?
Recognised as World Natural Heritage by UNESCO in 1999, Laurissilva is considered a living legacy, as, in light of the glaciations which occurred at the beginning of the Quaternary period.
In 1933 golf was played on lands of the Hotel-Pousada da Serra, which at the time was a nine-hole par 3 course.

The studies for the Monte “Railway” were drawn up in 1886 by the
...the Orquestrophone is a rare musical instrument, made in France, in 1900 by Limonaire Frères?
Did you know that…...the Levadas are not the only interesting way to get to know Madeira better?
This is used to prevent and treat a wide variety of health conditions.
...since the beginning of 2011, Madeira has won another "seal" that certifies the authenticity of its regional products?
This is a Certification System of Guaranteed Origin of the Products of the Autonomous Region of Madeira.
Winston Churchill, the well-known British Prime Minister during World War II, spent 12 days vacationing in Madeira, in January of 1950, and left its imprint in the region’s tourism.